This week, Leadership Matters would like you to consider making a gift to the Houston-area cultural institutions caught in Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. You can do so here <http://blogs.aaslh.org/hurricane-harvey-cultural-relief-fund/>. Thank you AASLH for setting up the Cultural Relief Fund. The bulk of our post this week reflects on the intention and impact of our communications.They are two different things and they deserve our examination and practice. http://bit.ly/2xJ43Xv Happy reading (and giving), Anne and Joan -- Anne W. Ackerson Creative Leadership & Management Solutions 1914 Burdett Avenue Troy, New York 12180 T: 518-271-2455 E: [log in to unmask] Co-Author: *Women in the <https://www.amazon.com/Women-Museum-Workplace-Joan-Baldwin/dp/1629582352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-1&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>** Museum: Lessons from the Workplace <https://www.amazon.com/Women-Museum-Workplace-Joan-Baldwin/dp/1629582352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-1&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>* ; *Leadership Matters <https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Matters-American-Association-History/dp/0759121842/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504300172&sr=8-2&keywords=anne+w+ackerson>*; and the *Leadership Matters Blog* <http://www.leadershipmatters1213.wordpress.com> Co-founder: *Gender Equity in Museums Movement <https://www.genderequitymuseums.com/>* Read my Blog <http://leadingbydesign.blogspot.com/>, *Leading by Design* Follow me on Twitter <http://twitter.com/leadingbydesign> and on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?locale=en_US&trk=prof-0-sb-preview-primary-button> Visit my Website <http://www.awackerson.com/> *Subscribe to Take 5 <http://lindabnorris.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=86eba2215500381bf19ab776a&id=6370b20e8a>, the newsletter with a fresh take on nonprofit life* *Take 5* Website <https://take5culture.wordpress.com/> *Join me in Austin. I'll be at the AASLH 2017 Annual Meeting <http://about.aaslh.org/conference/>*I'm speaking at the Workplace Confidential session on Thursday, September 7 at 1:45pm ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).